Do a ghost image file with Dynamic update manually

Ghost's appearance took a few hours to reload the system and the work was shortened to more than 10 minutes. But since Ghsot's image files can only be backup static information, we are a very headache for all the times we need to back up important information. How do you deal with this situation? Is it a manual backup or not? If one accidentally forgets which important file to back up, the loss can be great. So today we're going to do a big operation on the system and make a dynamically updated ghost image file that minimizes the loss of the recovery system.

The image file of course has to start with the system (because the image file and the reload system are no different). This article takes windowsxp as an example, other systems are similar. The first thing you need to do is install the operating system and hardware drivers, and there's nothing to say. Here's where we need to set up:

1. Processing of commonly used documents

After the driver installs the commonly used software, like office Such software also has nothing to say, usually also does not need to update, the default installs on can. However, for commonly used network software or update frequent software, you should pay attention to the installation. such as OICQ, FoxMail, firewalls, and anti-virus software, and so on, because these software in the process of their data and version often need to be updated, so when installing these software is not installed in the system directory. Figure 1 is the installation of QQ dialog box, the other software will appear in the installation of similar requirements to select the installation directory of the dialog box, the general default is installed in the system is located in the Program Files directory, I installed it in the F-drive under the programs files (of course, You can select any partition other than the one on which the system is located, so that the files that are updated during use are saved on the F drive, and the files that are normally updated when the system is restored are still present.

2. My Documents

My Documents is almost the most commonly used folder for users, and the update speed is very fast, so backing up My Documents is a must before restoring the system, but fortunately windows has already done the work for us to back up this folder ahead of time. Right-click "My Documents" to select "Properties", as shown in Figure 2, "My Documents" default "Destination Folder" is the "My Documents" folder in which the system is located, and it should be changed to another partition. It is also possible to set this place together if it is not set.

3. System Update Information

Dos friends know that in DOS files are generally created by the user, the system in each of the documents we can know is in what position more out of, the filename is what; But since the use of windowsxp, the system seems to be adding files every day, especially in recent years with the Internet, the system when there are more files, users simply do not know, which also brings difficulties to the backup work. Is it necessary to manually back up these dynamically updated files every time you restore the system? No, of course not. or my dynamic image file is not white?

Open Registry Editor and expand the following address: [Hkey_current_usersoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversionexplorershell Folders] (as shown in Figure 3), you can see that This is the folder where the fastest system updates are located, including "Favorites", "History", and even the user's desktop. The value of each object is the folder where the item is located, and "%USERPROFILE%" is a variable that refers to the current user's folder (in the Documents and Settings folder of the partition in which the system is located) We can change this variable to a specified folder outside the partition where the system is located. For example, I want to move the "favorites" to F:forever, where the value of "Favorites" is changed from "%userprofile%favorites" to "f:foreverfavorites". In the future, the collection was settled under the f:foreverfavorites. The changes to other information are the same.

System settings We have finished, now we have to do is to use the Ghost software to our system to do an image file. After the system again the problem needs to be re-done, with this image file engraved back can be. If the software installed during use does not work after recovering the system, you can reinstall the software and install the directory the same as the one you installed last, so that the original information is not lost after installation.

With the above settings, we can reduce the problem of the recovery system to the maximum degree of coverage. But what if it's a dual system? In fact, it is also very simple, the first thing we have to do is to combine the two systems in a coincident part, so that it is more convenient to deal with.

Share in a dual system to the end

With the 80G and 120G hard drives becoming mainstream, it is no surprise to install dual systems. The author installed the WinXP and Win98 two systems, on the one hand can experience the user-friendly XP operation interface, on the other hand also do not let 98 of the cost. However, there is a problem: things in one system often cannot be used in another system, even if they can be used, it is cumbersome to call. It brings some inconvenience to our two-system alternation. Isn't there a good solution? Of course not, today I take my own dual system as an example to see how to solve this problem.

Program sharing

Applications are essential to every system, and our sharing begins with the application.

1. Preparatory work

As we all know, Win98 is unable to access NTFS format partition (hint: Using the tool can make WIN98 access NTFS format partition, but this is not discussed in this article), so if you want to make the dual system accessible, you need at least one partition in the hard disk is FAT32 format. It does not matter whether WinXP is in the same partition format as NTFS or FAT32.

2. Principle

Installing the software is more familiar to everyone. During the installation process, you will generally be asked which directory you want to install. In fact, the software to write to the system registry and system directory files are only a few, most of the files are stored in the directory you specify for the installation. Knowing this, the following work is good to do.